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Dave Chambers, the roofing firm's managing director, said that nobody had the right to remove the tiles from the site without his permission.

A witness saw the men climbing the scaffolding and taking the tiles as well as throwing several hand tools to the ground.

Holroyd told Kirklees magistrates that he only took 40 tiles (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)

Holroyd, 22, admitted theft but on the basis that he only took 40 tiles and no tools. But Mr Chambers said that 1,400 roofing tiles were missing together with some nails, a box of materials and two tools and these were worth just over £2,000.

Aubrey Sampson, mitigating, said: “The defendant did work for Chambers Roofing and certain wages had been held back but that is a civil matter.